Add In read/write Project Properties

[MSahun]

Hi! 
I am scripting in C# to read for example the "Minimum password length" for starters.
The idea is to be able to modify this and other parameters in runtime.

the code I use:

IProject context;
context.VariableCollection["Debug1"].SetValue(0, Convert.ToInt32(context.GetDynamicProperty("MinPwLength")));

Were I am writing the value of the property to a debug variable to show in runtime.

Not working nevertheless.

 Thanks in advanced!!

[c.f.]

have you tried using a 'double'?

For starters: you are trying to do three steps in one go:
 1: reading a dynamic property
 2: converting it 
 3: writing it to a variable

How about giving yourself some time and do this step by step. maybe the debugger (or a try-catch) can show you the exception which leads to a solution.

[MSahun]

Hi C.F.,

I have tried to separate the code to debug it better as you said.
The result is that the  Convert.ToInt32(context.GetDynamicProperty("MinPwLength")); returns 0 and in the project it is set as 4. 
Not sure if the path is not correct as the GetDynamicProperty gets the path via String and compiles with no error.




Thanks for your time,

[MSahun]

Hi,

I have just tried with double and same output.

Thanks

[MSahun]

Hi!

Update, the function doesn`t return 0. Returns NULL, but the Convert.Int32() method converts NULL to 0.
So I Guess that the path used to read the variable is not working.
I have tried with other project properties and I get the same output.

Thanks in advanced,

[c.f.]

Hi,

exactly!
This is what I meant by doing it step by step: get the dynamic property. check it for null. if not null, try to convert, and so on....

The dynamic property is not available in the Service Engine.
It is only readable in the Engineering Studio.

You can find out, if a dynamic property is available by calling the 'GetDynamicProperties("")' method using an empty string as filter. This returns all available dynamic properties.

[MSahun]

Thanks for the follow up!